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Kevin's M2M News Weekly - October 13, 2010

by Kevin Benedict

October 13, 2010

Welcome to Kevin's M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices that I read each week. I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article. I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.

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Dutch researchers recently demonstrated a new type of wireless body area network, or BAN for short. Now, with just a few EKG like sensors, people with medical conditions such as heart problems, or athletes in training, will be able to monitor their own body on their cell phones.

Intel Corp. on Friday announced a specification that will help standardize the design and development of digital signs, a form of communication using digital display screens such as LCD, touch screens or projectors in public venues, and pluggable media players.

Ford has debuted a set of developer tools that can be used to integrate smartphone applications into its SYNC dashboard technology. The SDK and APIs will enable developers to modify existing smartphone applications to work in a hands free manner with Ford SYNC.

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Collaboration among the M2M industry has led to a “working laboratory” in California.

A novel research report states that remote sensing technology will help senior residents to shift from nursing homes to community oriented supportive housing, providing cost effective security measures to the elderly.

Second Wind, a maker of wind measurement systems for the wind power industry, has introduced a leasing program for its Triton Sonic Wind Profiler remote sensing system. It is the first manufacturer supported third party leasing program for remote sensing.

Companies like Kore Telematics have been working with medical device makers to embed wireless connectivity into devices to create feedback loops, remote monitoring mechanisms and more. Obviously, business is good and getting better.

Market analyst firm Infonetics Research said worldwide revenue for embedded mobile modems for M2M applications is set to more than triple in 2010 over 2009, and is likely to continue to grow strongly through at least 2014, at a 66 percent compound annual growth rate.